Chiapas White

The only other time I’ve seen this species was in 2022, also at Xandari! That year it was on flowers by the Room 19 Terrace (coincidentally the same room I was in this year), but this year I saw it by the Frog Pond near the Sunset Pool, the opposite end of the hotel! 🙂 I got better photos then as you can see in the Gallery Chiapas White. It is also called “Orange-striped White” and “Dimorphic White,” while in Spanish it is “Mariposa Pamela.” It is found only in Central & South America and some consider it “rare” which is partly because they often spend their time in the treetops and thus not seen as often. My first observation was 1 of only 38 in Costa Rica on iNaturalist and 1 of only 2 in BAMONA. 🙂

Chiapas White, Xandari Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!